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corded

corded

6.5
Fabric with parallel raised lines in its surface
  • adjective
  • /ˈkɔrdɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : con cordones
  • Everything about him was square and mighty, from his amply corded neck and shoulders to the tips of his blunt, filthy fingers.
  • corded muscle

Examples

  • He was shirtless and hirsute, muscles thick and corded, his black skin stretched taut over an enormous goat belly.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • He hated seeing Joanna's corded neck and wiry wrists, her frail bony body, that awful hair.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • They look like a corded and comfy and it's so good.

  • Honestly, it's like a some sort of corded Gupir geometric thing.

  • It's a yummy though corded heartbeat of our baby and put it into this toy.

  • He shoved the rest of the papers back into his jacket, which he draped over his corded arm.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • I'm leaning more towards the corded versions if no one else chimes in, and I guess just run extension cords to somewhere.

    Blog text (2)
  • This is corded quilting where you take the cords and then you sew around them to create these textures and designs.

  • The chair was upholstered in a beautiful fabric with a corded texture.

  • The corded design of the curtain added an elegant touch to the living room.

Synonyms

corduroyed
vscorded
7.1

Having raised, parallel ridges like corduroy fabric

describes any textile with parallel raised ridges as part of its weave

Antonyms

256 1.0

A surface that is even and not rough

How Ridged

ribbed
1 4.4
corded
  • Specialized
6.5
textured
13 4.1
smooth
256 1.0

Surface Forms

corded positive

Morphology

corded = cord (semi-transparent) = cord + ed

The adjective is formed by -ed from 'cord'; for textiles the meaning 'having parallel raised cords' is related but specialized, so not fully obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Corded comes from cord, which means 'a rope or string'. Think of tiny ropes in the cloth, like in corduroy, that make raised lines, so corded fabric has a ridged, textured surface.